Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-08
BASE BALL

Business Transacted at Last Evening
Meeting of the Association Directors.
The Board Of Directors of the Wheelin!
Base Ball Association met at the office o
DIR. Caddle, last evening, and transacted ;
considerable amount of business. Th'
Board was increased by the addition o.
MeSsrs. Thomas F. Thoner, Frank Stanton
and w. r. Howell, this action being neces
sary on account of the illness and enforced
absence of several Directors Mr.. Howell
was added to the committee on grounds.
The bids for constructing the grand stand
fences, etc, were opened. The lowest bic
came from a party outside the city, but the
Directors concluded it would be a gOOC
thing to spend their money among our OWL
people, and awarded the contract to Mr.. J,
f. Haines. Work will be commenced
Immediately.
Sundays Cincinnati Enquirer had the
following in regard to the Ohio League, tC
which the Wheeling team belongs:
1T is now settled that Columbus will
have a club in the Ohio League, the CAPT
tai stock having all been subscribed. As
yet the Capital City has not signed any
PLAYERS, but they have a number Of good
men in view, and the coming week con-
stracts will be sent out. Formal applica'
ytion has been made to President ClugstOu
for admission to the League. Columbus
has u number Of good ball
PLAYERS within her gates, but
most of them preferred not to take
the chance and wait to see wlnt was to be
done, and have signed elsewhere, but Nc
trouble will be experienced in obtaining
good players, rs each Of the older clubs in
the organization will turn over its surplus
applications and in some instances release
PLAYERS TO Columbus. The salary limit in
the Ohio League is So per month, and no
trouble is experienced i'll obtaining good
men, rs the boys look upon the
organization rs n great stepping-stone.
The only city of which there is now
any doubt is Akron, a nd if she goes in
the eight clubs will be assured. Manager
Showers is working hard, but has to con-
tend with the fact that the business men
of that city had togo through a lawsuit
two years ago on account OF a badly man
aged team. However, Showers is of the
opinion that he will be ready to enter by
the time the League meeting is held. In
GAINESVILLE there was 10 trouble in raising
the stock, rs the experience Of the past
three years has convinced the business
men that it is an excellent thing for them,
and then the race for the League penant
will make it much more interesting.
Mansfield has signed three batteries,
as follows: Miller and Grumbling, Alex
ander and Farr, Delehanty and Worthing-
ton. The infield will be Frccr, b.; Fitz
simmons, Oh; Westlake, 3b., and McDer-
mott, s. s. The Outiield will be equally
rs strong, and the Mansfield people will
be greatly surprised if they don't take a
place near the head of the class.
-. X. French, of Toledo, was ut Mans
field this week in consultation with Presi-
dent Clugston. He was fully posted on
the rules governing the organization
of the League, and in behalf of his
city made application for membership.
The Toledo club will he put in
the field by q private company, and the
grounds will be located OH IN Island pleas
ure resort IA short distance from the city.
The games ut Wheeling will also be played
ON an island iii the Ohio river.
"Next week President ClugstOn will
call q meeting of tine League, at which the
Schedule Committee will be appointed.
Much of the success of the League will de-
pend on good men being selected for this
committee, and it is thought best to have
a representative from each Ofthe cities"